City hall issued over 50 building permits worth nearly $12 million during this year’s second quarter, which are both major declines compared to the same time last year.
From April 1 to June 30, the municipality distributed 52 building permits worth $11,958,905, as compared to 81 building permits worth $68,512,150 last year and 64 building permits worth $31,581,254 in 2021, according to a report about city hall’s second-quarter activities that city council received during its Aug. 28 regular meeting.
Meanwhile, from Jan. 1 to June 30, 2023, city hall issued 72 total building permits worth $13,046,450. In comparison, in 2022, that value was $72.3 million on 113 permits and in 2021, it was $41.5 million.
The total value of building permits issued last year was more than $108 million.
Two big reasons why the value of building permits was so much higher last year than this year is because city hall issued permits to SaskPower for its Great Plains Power Station project near the agri-food industrial park and Canadian Tire’s new building on Thatcher Drive.
Types of permits
Of the 52 building permits issued during Q2, they were for:
- Accessory buildings (nine)
- Apartments/condos (two)
- Demolition (seven)
- Government/institution (three)
- Industrial/commercial (10)
- Residential (21)
In comparison, during the same period last year, the types of building permits included 12 for accessory buildings, seven for apartments/condos, three for demolition, five for government/institution, 15 for industrial/commercial and 39 for residential.
Business licenses
The planning and development department issued 67 new business licenses during the second quarter, while it renewed 122 licenses and closed 32.
In comparison, during the same period last year, those numbers were 45, 151 and 39, respectively, and in 2021, were 76, 12 and 22, respectively.
Projects
Two notable highlights for the department during the second quarter included:
- Focusing on the Grayson Business Park, since eight lots and 24 acres of un-serviced subdivided land are still available; department staff are preparing a council report that gives rationale for a servicing plan and budget for the development of the remaining lots
- Jim Dixon, manager of economic development, became the chairman of the Saskatchewan Economic Development Alliance for two years
The next regular council meeting is Monday, Sept. 11.
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